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Alabama governor appoints Birmingham attorney to fill vacant judgeship3:52 PM
Bentley Patrick, 48, of Homewood, is a 1995 graduate of the Cumberland School of Law. He spent the past 18 years of his practice handling civil litigation across North and Central Alabama, both in private "insurance defense" litigation firms and currently as a trial attorney in the staff counsel office for Cincinnati Insurance Company.

March 12, 2015, 7:38AM

Authorities have cleared a wreck that brought Interstate 20/59 westbound to a standstill near Vance early Thursday. 8:56 a.m.: Delays have cleared. 8:16 a.m.: Drivers report the wreck has been moved from the roadway and wreckers are towing wrecked vehicles. 7:40 a.m.: The crash occurred shortly before 7 a.m., before the Mercedes-Benz plant exit. Injuries were reported. Heavy delays begin... Full story »

March 09, 2015, 5:56PM

Gun at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport was the fourth found by TSA agents there this year. TSA officials say take a few minutes to double-check luggage before leaving for the airport. Full story »

March 09, 2015, 2:39PM

Honor comes from national organization's observance of Women's History Month; discussion, hosted by the U.S. Senate, focuses on bus service issues including capital, operating expenses, safety and repairs. Full story »

March 07, 2015, 8:09PM

A Bessemer man died in an early-morning crash on Interstate 59 when the vehicle in which he was a passenger hit a bridge-support column. Jeffrey Lee Allred, 31, died after the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado in which he was a passenger veered into a median and struck a column on Interstate 59 three miles south of Bessemer, according to information... Full story »